I think the problem lies with culling...or lack thereof. How much does the breeder know about the lineage of the 2 dogs that are being crossed? If it's done with due diligence and with a purpose...I don't see anything wrong with it. But, then again, how many of those cross bred litters are out of "Ready" and "Handy"?
I personally don't have a reason to cross breed. I believe that I can find what I'm looking for within my chosen breed. Might just take a little longer and a little more research is all. I guess I just enjoy the challenge of finding or breeding/producing dogs that suit me and are consistent in throwing offspring that fit my requirements while staying within a specific breed.
Agree 100%.
"Another thing I don't think people realize at times is that certain, if not all breeds were created by combining breeds that were already in existence!"
Well.this is exactly why I would refer to something as reinventing. All the crossing steps, sorting, all the work has been done already by people looking for the same things.
To me that's why we have plotts, BMCs, Mountain curs, Lacys, Pitbulls, you know purebreds.. etc. Developed to do jobs by people looking for the same stuff we would be. Most people I knew/know doing crossing breedings end up trying to line breed anyway. So it is a cycle that is repeated. For me it doesn't make sense to redo work someone else already did cuz for me its extra time and money that I don't need to spend. I personally think line breeding way is faster overall. B/c hybrid vigor works one time, then it must be re created/repeated.
Its up to each person to decide what kind of time and money they want to put into their programs so its an individual choice, not a right or wrong. What's wrong for one person another person likes.
